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EXCLUSIVE Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid

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Summary HMN Tech’s bid priced at more than 20% below rivals – sources World Bank said all bids deemed non-compliant U.S. warned Chinese firms posed a security threat Undersea cables emerged as sensitive area of Pacific diplomacy SYDNEY/BEIJING, June 18 – A World Bank-led project declined to award […]

Pacific’s New Caledonia rejects independence from France

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Voters in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Sunday rejected a bid for independence from France. With a turnout of 81 percent, 56.4 percent chose to remain part of France, according to final results. About 175,000 people were eligible to vote in the terrirory east of Australia. Indigenous […]

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